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We have all tried to solve puzzles with moving matches. Remember those? Simple, clear and quite interesting. We invite you to remember how this is done and solve these 10 exciting tasks. There will be no examples and math here, you can try to think over them together with the children. Each riddle comes with an answer. Here we go? 😉
1. Expand the fish
Exercise. Rearrange three matches so that the fish swims in reverse direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally.
Answer. To solve the problem, it is necessary to move the matches that make up the lower part of the tail and body, as well as the lower fin of the fish. Let's move 2 matches up, and one to the right, as shown in the diagram. Now the fish swims not to the right, but to the left.
2. Pick up the key
Exercise. In this problem, the shape of the key is composed of 10 matches. Move 4 matches to make three squares.
Answer. The task is solved quite simply. Four matches that form that part of the key handle must be moved to the key stem so that 3 squares are laid out in a row.
3. A glass with a cherry
Exercise. With the help of four matches, the shape of a glass is folded, inside of which there is a cherry. You need to move two matches so that the cherry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass in space, but its shape must remain unchanged.
Answer. The solution to this fairly well-known logical problem with 4 matches is based on the fact that we change the position of the glass by turning it over. The leftmost match goes down to the right, and the horizontal one moves to the right by half its length.
4. Seven squares
Exercise. Move 2 matches to form 7 squares.
Answer. enough to solve this difficult task, you need to think outside the box. We take any 2 matches that form the corner of the largest outer square and put them crosswise on top of each other in one of the small squares. So we get 3 squares 1 by 1 match and 4 squares with sides half the match.
5. Hexagonal star
Exercise. You see a star consisting of 2 large triangles and 6 small ones. By moving 2 matches, make sure that 6 triangles remain in the star.
Answer. Move the matches according to this scheme, and there will be 6 triangles.
6. Cheerful calf
Exercise. Move only two matches so that the calf is facing the other way. At the same time, he should remain cheerful, that is, his tail should remain directed upwards.
Answer. In order to look in the other direction, the calf simply needs to turn its head.
7. House of glasses
Exercise. Rearrange six matches so that two glasses make a house.
Answer. From the two extreme matches of each glass, you will get a roof and a wall, and you just need to move the two matches at the bases of the glasses.
8. Libra
Exercise. The scales are made up of nine matches and are not in a state of equilibrium. It is required to shift five matches into them so that the scales are in balance.
What riddles with matches we did not invent at school! Or maybe they didn’t invent it themselves, but just guessed to their friends what they themselves learned? Is it really that important, after all? 🙂
Another thing is important: puzzles with matches have always been one of our favorite hobbies. It is now that matches have become largely anachronistic. And in our time, they could easily be stolen from any kitchen. 🙂 So we had fun.
Today, when I am already an adult, I nevertheless recall all these activities with great pleasure. And with the same pleasure I publish riddles with matches for you.
Riddles with matches with answers
1. How can you fold a triangle with one match without breaking it:
Answer. The condition does not say: “only one match”, which means that you can use some improvised means, for example, the corner of the table. Attaching a match to it, we get - a triangle.
2. How to fold a quadrangle using two matches?
Answer. Attach two matches parallel to the sides of the corner of the table.
3. Move one match in this fraction to get one.
Answer. This fraction is equal to 1/7. We apply the match on the far right from above to the Roman five on the right. We get the square root of unity in the denominator, which is equal to one. We get: 1/1=1.
4. You can make a square out of four matches. Therefore, to add five squares, twenty matches are required. You can add five squares with sixteen matches. And you try to add five squares of nine matches. (Note: matches may not be completely included in the square.)
Answer.
5. The figure shows the fortress and stone wall around her. Between the fortress and the wall is a moat filled with water, with hungry crocodiles in it. Show how, with the help of two matches, you can build a bridge between the fortress and the wall.
Answer.
6. In the figure, with the help of 15.5 matches, a sad pig is laid out.
Make it fun by moving 3.5 matches.
Make the pig curious by removing one match and moving 2.5 matches.
Answer 1. Cheerful pig.
Answer 2. Curious pig.
7. In the wrong equality, folded with matches, move only one match to get the correct equality.
Wrong equality.
Answer. True equality.
9. Move three matches in this figure so that the fish swims into opposite side.
Answer.
10. A cow with a head, a body, four limbs, horns and a tail is made of matches. It is required to move 2 matches so that the cow does not look to the left, but to the right.
Answer
11. Move in this figure a) three matches; b) two matches in such a way that two rectangles are obtained.
Answer
12. Incorrect equalities are made from matches using Roman numerals. Move just one match to get the correct equalities.
a) XI - V = IV;
Answer.
a) X - VI \u003d IV or XI - V \u003d VI or XI - VI \u003d V - only three solutions.
b) IX - V = IV or X - VI = IV - two solutions.
13. Riddles are jokes.
a) The son argued with his father that if you add eight to five, you can get one. And he won the argument. How did he do it?
Answer. With the help of five and eight matches, he laid out the word "one".
b) In this cross, laid out of matches, rearrange only one match to make a square.
Answer.
Why is a quadruple not a square? After all, it is equal to the square of two. 🙂
fourteen). Of the eighteen matches, six equal squares are folded.
If you remove two matches, you can get four such squares. How can I do that?
Answer
fifteen). A glass is made up of four matches. There is a cherry inside the glass. You need to move two matches so that the berry is outside.
Answer
16). The house is made of matches. It is necessary to shift two matches in it in such a way as to obtain its mirror image.
Answer
17). Arrange 3 matches in this grid in such a way that three squares are formed.
Answer
18 We have a snake made of matches. Rearrange five matches so that two squares of different sizes are obtained from it.
Answer. The problem has two solutions.
Solution 1
Solution 2.
19 Rearrange two matches so that you get five identical squares.
Answer
20 In this four squares, move four matches so that three squares are formed.
Answer
21 This spiral is made up of matches.
Task 1. Move two matches in spirals to make two squares.
Task 2. Move four matches in spirals to make three squares.
Answer to problem 1.
Answer to problem 2.
22 Place three matches on the table.
Put two more matches to them so that you get eight.
Answer. From two matches we add the Roman numeral V, we get: VIII - eight.
23 From matches they folded a figure that looks like a children's toy "roly-poly".
You need to shift three matches so that this tumbler turns into a cube.
Answer
24 Rearrange only one matchstick of the left side of the incorrect equality to get the correct equality.
Answer
25 A beetle is made of matches, which crawls to the right. Move three matches in such a way that the beetle crawls to the left.
Answer
26 This incorrect inequality was compiled using 25 matches.
It is necessary to shift two matches so that the correct equality is obtained.
Answer We add two matches that make up the right unit to the two and get the figure eight. The resulting correct equality will take the form: 16 - 8 = 8.
27 It is necessary to shift one match so that the wrong equality turns into the right one.
Answer 9+3 – 4=8
28 In this incorrect equality, it is necessary to shift one match to get the correct equality.
Answer We apply the right match of the left side from above to the right side of the Roman five, we get the sign square root. On the left, we get the square root of unity, which is equal to one. We have the correct equality: 1 = 1.
29 Correct this incorrect equality without touching any match. Make this equality true. (Matches must not be set on fire, moved, moved, etc.)
Answer
It is enough to turn the picture 180 degrees. We get the correct equality.
30 In this numerical notation, it is necessary to shift two matches so that an incorrect equality turns into a correct one.
Answer. 1 + 4 + 4 = 9
31 This isosceles trapezoid is made up of ten matches.
Add five more such matches to it so that this trapezoid turns into four equal trapeziums.
Answer
32 In an incorrect equation written in Roman numerals and made up of matches, rearrange only one match to get the correct equality.
Answer
33 Arrange four arbitrary matches from the given sixteen to make three squares.
Answer 1.
Answer 2.
34 Rearrange 2 matches in an incorrect equality so that the correct equality is obtained.
Answer
35 Rearrange 1 match to get another correct equality
Answer
36 Rearrange one match in the wrong equality so that the equality becomes true.
Answer
37. And finally, I will ask a riddle, which, according to the assurances of our mathematics teacher, she was asked at the entrance exams at Moscow State University:
Using 6 matches, build 4 EQUILATERAL triangles. I pay attention to those who do not understand. Equilateral. These are those in which all sides are equal. Matches cannot be broken, of course.
Do you want to know the answer? Take your time! Try to figure it out yourself. And then look at the answer. And then the sparkling truth will be revealed to you in all its splendor! 🙂
Hint: always go beyond the boundaries of familiar reality!
And so that you do not have a desire to believe the answer immediately, I transferred it to another page -.
Logic puzzles with matches are a great way to entertain and entertain a child. For children, this is an opportunity to develop their logic and ingenuity in a playful way. In addition, logic games with matches develop imagination and design skills. This page contains puzzles with matches for children from 4 to 15 years old. Match problems can be played with children at home, on the street, or on the road. The main thing is to find a flat surface for unfolding matches.
Puzzle #1
Ask the child to fold 6 identical squares of 17 matches as shown in the picture. And then remove one of the matches so that you get 5 squares.
Puzzle #2
Task for the child: Fold 4 identical squares of 12 matches as shown in the figure. Remove 2 matches so that you get 3 identical squares.
Puzzle #3
Task for the child: Fold 3 identical squares of 10 matches as shown in the figure. Move 2 matches so that you get 2 squares - 1 large and 1 small.
Puzzle #4
Task for the child: Fold 4 identical squares of 13 matches as shown in the figure. Add 2 matches to make 5 squares.
Puzzle #5
Task for the child: Fold 6 identical squares of 17 matches as shown in the figure. Remove 3 matches so that you get 4 equal squares.
Task number 6
Task for the child: Add up a mathematical example from 11 matches as shown in the figure. Now move one match so that the equality becomes true.
In this article, you have collected the best puzzles with matches. The presented puzzles are completely heterogeneous - here you will find all levels of difficulty: from the beginning "detective" to the real genius. Dare!
Many people are very fond of tasks that develop creativity and logical thinking. A lot of puzzles have been invented, but tasks with matches stand out from general list not least because the material for them is always available to everyone. A box of matches takes up very little space, which means that they can be used not only at home, but also on the train, on the street or at work. All you need to practice is a smooth, level surface and enough space to lay out some matches. That is, quite a bit. And everyone can choose the complexity of the puzzles to their liking. Everyone knows that children should not play with matches, especially in the absence of adults, but our puzzle games are quite safe: the simplest of them will captivate younger students, and older people will be happy to solve more difficult problems.
If you have difficulty solving a particular puzzle. But do not rush to look into the answers, although they are also here. After all, you deprive yourself of the pleasure of finding the right solution on your own. You can even download the tasks you like from the link that you will find at the bottom of this page.
- Match puzzles with answers
Rules and help in passing
There are only two main rules. The first can be described in two words - shift the matches. The second rule is that matches should never be broken, but only moved and rotated. Agree, the rules look pretty simple. But in reality, fulfilling the condition set in the puzzle is not always easy. Here the ability to think outside the box, as well as attention and perseverance, will help out a lot. Attention will help in studying the conditions of the problem - it can hide a catch. Sometimes, to understand what exactly is required of you, you need to rack your brains a lot. It should be noted that often the key to the solution is hidden in the condition itself.
Wits and logic will help you find custom solution maybe not right away. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, moved in any direction or turned over.
Don't take the figures literally. Often there are tasks with geometric shapes, where you need to move one or more matches so that you get the specified number of shapes. At the same time, several small figures can hide a large one in themselves. For example, if you see 4 squares arranged in two rows, do not rush to say that there are 4 of them - in fact, the sides of the squares also form a fifth.
Trying to solve the puzzle as quickly as possible can lead to errors, so take your time and try to calculate all the options, getting closer to the correct answer. That is what perseverance and calmness are needed here for.
Puzzles with matches (with answers)
Below you will find a series of the most popular puzzles. This is a kind of Top-9 tasks of varying complexity. The difficulty of solutions increases from simple to complex problems. Everyone will like these tasks - both children and adults.
To compare your solution with the one proposed here, click on the "Answer" button. But do not rush to give up and peep - otherwise you will deprive yourself of the pleasure of solving the problem, as well as a wonderful workout for the brain.
1. True equality
Exercise. Move one matchstick so that the arithmetic equation "8 + 3-4 = 0" becomes true. It is allowed to change both numbers and signs.
There are several ways to solve the puzzle, so matches and ingenuity will help you ...
First way: We turn the four into eleven by moving the horizontal match to the left and down and turning it 90 degrees. And now our equality looks like this: 8+3-11=0.
Second way: We remove the upper right match from the eight and move it to the very top of the four. Equality turns into 6+3-9=0, which means it's true again.
Third way: Let's turn the eight into a nine, and from zero we will make an eight. We get: 9+3-4=8. Equality has become true.
There are others non-standard options solutions to this puzzle, where the changes are no longer numbers, but the “=” sign, for example 0 + 3-4? 0 (we break the match in several places!), 8 + 3-4 > 0, but this will no longer be an equality, which means it violates the condition of the assignment.
2. Expand the fish
The task is this: you need to shift 3 matches in such a way that the fish begins to swim in the opposite direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally. 
Answer:
We move two matches, which represent the lower parts of the body and tail up and one match from the lower fin to the right. This is clearly visible on the diagram. Now our fish swam back. 
3. Pick up the key
Exercise. 10 matches are laid out so that they form the shape of a key. You need to move four matches so that you get a "castle" consisting of three squares.
Answer: Finding a solution is easier than it looks at first glance. The matches that make up the head of the key are shifted to the base of the rod. Thus, we get three squares laid out in a row.
4. Tic-tac-toe field
Exercise. Move three matches so that the playing field turns into three squares. 
Answer: We move the two lower matches to the left and right one row higher. Thus, they closed side squares. The lower central match moves up, closing the upper figure and the given three squares are obtained.
5. Task "Glass with a cherry"
Exercise. Four matches form the shape of a glass with a cherry in it. Move only two matches so that the berry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass, but it is not allowed to change its shape.
Answer:
To find the solution to this puzzle, it is enough to remember that we have the right to change the location of the glass in space. So, we just need to turn the glass upside down. We move the leftmost match down and to the right, and the horizontal match moves half its length to the right.
6. Two out of nine
Exercise. You have twenty-four matches laid out so that they form nine small squares. It is necessary to remove eight matches so that the number of squares is reduced to two. The rest of the matches cannot be touched or moved.
I found 2 solutions to this puzzle.
First way: We remove the matches around the center of the square, leaving a large square, which is formed by the extreme matches and one small square in the center.
Second way: We leave a large square consisting of twelve matches and a square with sides 2 by 2 matches adjacent to the sides of the large square.
Maybe there are other ways. Can you find them?
7. Touching matches
Condition. Arrange 6 matches in such a way that each of them touches the other five.
Answer: You will need creative thinking to solve the puzzle. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, which means that you will have to look for a solution outside the plane. The correct solution is illustrated in the diagram. You can see that all the matches are actually touching each other. I confess that drawing this diagram was much easier than arranging the matches in reality.
8. Seven squares
Exercise. Move only two matches in such a way as to get seven squares. 
Answer:
The task is rather complicated and for its solution it is necessary to deviate from stereotyped thoughts. Take any two matches that make up the corner of the large outer square and place them crosswise in any of the small squares. We get 3 squares with sides 1 by 1 matches and 4 squares with sides in half a match. 
9. Leave one triangle.
Condition. Move one matchstick so that the number of triangles decreases from 9 to 1.
You will have to rack your brains over the solution, as it requires a non-standard approach and creative thinking.
Answer: We need to come up with something with a cross in the middle. Take the lower match of this cross so that it simultaneously raises the top one. We rotate this cross by 45 degrees so that in the center we get not triangles, but squares. I note that with real matches this task is much easier to solve than on a computer.
Play online
Match puzzles are a great way to have a good time and train your wits. And this can be done both alone and in a company. But despite this, they are used less and less. Perhaps this is due to the fact that more and more popular modern ways make fire - gas and electric lighters, cookers equipped with electric ignition and do not require additional funds to turn on the burners. Therefore, the matches themselves are increasingly losing their indispensability.
But thanks to the development of the Internet, match puzzles are returning to their former glory.
Matchstick puzzles have long been used as tasks for the development of logic and. The popularity of such tasks is due to the ease of use and availability of the material from which entertaining geometric and arithmetic figures are composed. You can solve such puzzles at home, at work, on the street or on the road: just find a flat surface for laying out the necessary patterns from matches. Logic games for shifting matches are both simple and complex, so they are suitable for both primary school children (despite the fact that “matches are not a toy for children”) and adults. This page contains interesting tasks with matches of various difficulty levels. For convenience, each task contains an answer and a description of the correct solution, so you can even play online. In addition, at the end of the page there is a link where you can download all the tasks for free.
Rules and walkthrough
The rule of any such puzzle, problem or game is that you need to move one or more matches in such a way that the condition is met. However, it is often not so easy to come to the right decision. To do this, you need to show perseverance, attention and creativity. There are several general rules to ensure that the correct answers when passing match puzzles:
- Read the assignment carefully. Find out if there is a catch in it, ambiguous wording. Understand exactly what they want from you. Sometimes the task condition may contain a hint.
- Almost any task is aimed at logic and ingenuity, so immediately get ready to look for a non-standard solution, which may take some time for you. Note that lists can overlap each other, move in any direction, and also turn over, unless the opposite is given in the condition.
- Look at the figures more widely. Often in the condition of the problem you are asked to move the match so that you get a certain number of geometric shapes (triangles, squares). Please note that several small figures can make up one large one. For example, four squares placed in 2 rows form 5 squares: 4 small and one large.
- Try to solve the problem, keeping calm, not trying at all costs to find the answer. Look for the answer consistently, thoughtfully, gradually sorting through possible options trying not to miss the correct answer. Rushing can cause you to miss an answer that you were only one step away from.
Do you like such riddles, games, puzzles and tests? Get access to all interactive materials on the site to develop more efficiently.
Tasks with matches with answers
Below are some examples of popular matchbox problems. I tried to pick up the TOP 9 tasks that go in ascending order of difficulty: from the simplest to the most difficult. These tasks are suitable for both children and adults.
To see the solution to the problem, click on the "Answer" button. However, we advise you not to rush and try to solve the puzzle yourself - in this case, you will get real pleasure and good brain training.
1. True equality
Exercise. Need to move only one match in lined with matches arithmetic example"8 + 3-4 = 0" so that the correct equality is obtained (you can also change signs, numbers).
Answer: This classic math matchstick puzzle is solved in multiple ways. As you may have guessed, the matches need to be moved so that other numbers are obtained.
First way. From the eight, we move the lower left match to the middle of zero. It turns out: 9+3-4=8.
The second way. From the number 8 we remove the upper right match and put it on top of the four. As a result, the correct equality is: 6+3-9=0.
The third way. In the number 4, turn the horizontal match vertically and move it to the lower left corner of the four. And again the arithmetic expression is correct: 8+3-11=0.
There are other ways to solve this example in mathematics, for example, with a modification of the sign equals 0+3-4 ≠ 0, 8+3-4 > 0, but this already violates the condition.
2. Expand the fish
Exercise. Rearrange three matches so that the fish swims in the opposite direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally.
Answer. To solve the problem, we will move the matches that make up the lower part of the tail and body, as well as the lower fin of our fish. Let's move 2 matches up, and one to the right, as shown in the diagram. Now the fish swims not to the right, but to the left. 
3. Pick up the key
Exercise. In this problem, the shape of the key is folded out of 10 matches. Move 4 matches to make three squares.
Answer. The task is solved quite simply. The four matches that form that part of the key handle must be moved to the key shaft so that 3 squares are laid out in a row.
4. Field for
Condition. It is necessary to shift 3 matches so as to get exactly 3 squares.
Answer. To get exactly three squares in this problem, you need to move the 2 lower vertical matches to the right and left, respectively, so that they close the side squares. And with the lower central horizontal match you need to close the upper square. 
5. Puzzle "glass with a cherry"
Condition. With the help of four matches, the shape of a glass is folded, inside of which there is a cherry. You need to move two matches so that the cherry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass in space, but its shape must remain unchanged.
Answer. The solution to this fairly well-known logical problem with 4 matches is based on the fact that we change the position of the glass by turning it over. The leftmost match goes down to the right, and the horizontal one moves to the right by half its length. 
6. Five out of nine
Condition. In front of you are nine small squares formed by twenty-four matches. Remove 8 matches without touching the rest, so that only 2 squares remain.
Answer. For this task, I found 2 ways to solve.
First way. Remove the matches so that only the largest square, formed by the outer matches, and the smallest square in the center, consisting of four matches, remain.
The second way. Also leave the largest square of 12 matches, as well as a square of 2 by 2 matches. At the last square, 2 sides should be formed by matches of a large square, and the other 2 sides should be in the center. 
7. Matches touching each other
Exercise. It is necessary to place 6 matches so that each match is in contact with the other five.
Answer. This task requires you to connect your creativity, and going beyond the plane - after all, matches can be placed on top of each other. The right decision as follows. In the diagram, all the matches are really in contact with each other. I want to note that drawing such a figure online is much easier than laying out real matches like this. 
8. Seven squares
Condition. Move 2 matches to form 7 squares.
Answer. To solve this rather complex problem, you need to think outside the box. We take any 2 matches that form the corner of the largest outer square and put them crosswise on top of each other in one of the small squares. So we get 3 squares 1 by 1 match and 4 squares with sides half the match. 
9. Leave 1 triangle
Exercise. Move 1 matchstick so that instead of 9 triangles there is only one.
Solution. This puzzle can't be solved in a standard way. To solve the problem, you need to contrive a little (again use your own). We need to get rid of the cross in the middle. We take the lower match of the cross so that it raises the upper one at the same time. We rotate the cross by 45 degrees so that it forms not triangles in the center of the house, but squares.
It is worth noting that it is very difficult to solve this problem online behind a computer screen. But if you take real matches, then the puzzle is solved much easier. 
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If you do not have time to solve puzzles with matches on our website, you can download all the tasks in the form of a presentation in one, which can be viewed on devices without Internet access, or simply printed on several A-4 sheets.
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Although matchstick puzzles are great way check your ingenuity, they are used less and less every year. It can be said that the less popular matches become (which are replaced by more modern facilities fire production), the faster match games and puzzles lose popularity.
However, recently they are beginning to gain their former popularity thanks to the Internet and online games. You can play several.
Match games
FAMILIAR STRANGER
The game contributes to the development of the skill of concentration, arbitrary memorization, the ability to listen to one's feelings and differentiate them, and the development of fine motor skills.
3 matches are laid out on the table. Tasks for the child.
- Take one match.
- Feel it. What is it: warm or cold, smooth or rough, thin or thick?
- Smell her. Are you familiar with this smell?
- Feel the match head. Consider it. What color is she? What form?
- What do you think it's made of?
- Put the match on the table. I'll mix them up, and you try to find her.
HISTORY OF ONE MATCH
The game is aimed at the development of imagination, speech, the formation of cause-and-effect relationships, the expansion of ideas about the world around.
Put 5 matches on the table. The child chooses the match he likes, examines it, feels it, sniffs it.
Suggest answering the following questions.
- Where did this match come from?
- Where did the box come from?
- How did he get into the store?
- What are matches made in the factory from?
- Where did our tree grow?
- How did the tree become a match?
It turns out that our match has an interesting history.
MATCH PATTERN
The game will help develop voluntary attention and memory, fine motor skills, spatial representations.
Take 3 matches, shake them and throw them on the floor (carpet).
- Where are the heads going?
- Remember the pattern and try to repeat.
Hide the pattern under the napkin.
- Remember the pattern and make the same one (he wants to find a brother or sister).
REALIZED FIGURES
The game develops imagination and ingenuity.
Dump the matches on the table. Offer to build a house, a tree, a path, etc. out of them.
- Who lives in this house? (fold from matches)
- Where does this path lead? (fold from matches)
MATCH - SPEAR
Draw a line on the floor with chalk or a stick on the ground and, without crossing it, throw an ordinary match at a distance, like a spear. The winner can be determined by the final three rolls.
WHO WILL RAISE MORE
One match is placed on the table. Other matches are superimposed on this match from two sides with their heads towards. Then from above all this is fixed with one, two or large quantity matches. All this "structure" must be lifted, without destroying it, by the lower match. It turns out like a hut. To do this, it is important to maintain a balance.
DRAW WITH MATCHES
We draw - it means we lay out some given or derived figures or objects from matches: animals, a house, birds, a little man, a boat, etc. The author of the most witty and high-quality drawing becomes the winner.
MUCH-SMALL
This game requires patience and a lot of time. You need to mix matches from one box. In turn, each player pulls out matches one at a time. The task is to pull out the match so as not to stir the others. If the player managed to pull out a match without moving the others, then he takes out the next match. If it didn’t work out, then the move goes to another .. The one who pulls out wins the largest number matches.
WELL
Make a well out of matches. The one with the highest heel wins and stays the longest.
TASKS FOR COMPETITION
- Carry a matchbox, putting it on the top of your head.
- Carry two boxes, putting them on your shoulders, like shoulder straps.
- Carry the boxes, placing it with its end on a clenched fist.
- Who will quickly collect the scattered matches.
- Carry the box, putting it on your back in the lumbar region.
- Carry the box by placing it on your leg in the area of the instep of the foot.
- Whose team above will build a "well" of matches in two minutes?
- Carry the box, pressing it with your chin to your neck. The chin and neck of the box should rest against the ends.
- Carry the outer part of the box, putting it on the nose.
- Build a train with two wagons on the floor of matches.
- Put an empty box on the floor and blow on it to make it move by itself.
- Throw a match from shoulder height into a box lying on the floor.
- Place the boxes on the table so that they do not touch each other and do not fall.
- The lying box must be turned on edge with only one finger.
- A matchbox is placed on the bridge of the participant’s nose, with which he needs to sit down without dropping it on the floor and without holding it with his hands.
- with two matches, it is necessary to move the half of the other match a certain distance without dropping the carried “load”.
- The child is shown a pattern of matches for 5 seconds, then he must restore the pattern.
In this article, you have collected the best puzzles with matches. The presented puzzles are completely heterogeneous - here you will find all levels of difficulty: from the beginning "detective" to the real genius. Dare!
Many people are very fond of tasks that develop creative and logical thinking. Many puzzles have been invented, but tasks with matches stand out from the general list, not least because the material for them is always available to everyone. A box of matches takes up very little space, which means that they can be used not only at home, but also on the train, on the street or at work. All you need to practice is a smooth, level surface and enough space to lay out some matches. That is, quite a bit. And everyone can choose the complexity of the puzzles to their liking. Everyone knows that children should not play with matches, especially in the absence of adults, but our puzzle games are quite safe: the simplest of them will captivate younger students, and older people will be happy to solve more difficult problems.
If you have difficulty solving a particular puzzle. But do not rush to look into the answers, although they are also here. After all, you deprive yourself of the pleasure of finding the right solution on your own. You can even download the tasks you like from the link that you will find at the bottom of this page.
- Rules and help in passing
- Match puzzles with answers
Rules and help in passing
There are only two main rules. The first can be described in two words - shift the matches. The second rule is that matches should never be broken, but only moved and rotated. Agree, the rules look pretty simple. But in reality, fulfilling the condition set in the puzzle is not always easy. Here the ability to think outside the box, as well as attention and perseverance, will help out a lot. Attention will help in studying the conditions of the problem - it can hide a catch. Sometimes, to understand what exactly is required of you, you need to rack your brains a lot. It should be noted that often the key to the solution is hidden in the condition itself.
Wits and logic will help you find a non-standard solution, maybe not immediately. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, moved in any direction or turned over.
Don't take the figures literally. Often there are problems with geometric shapes, where you need to move one or more matches so that you get the specified number of shapes. At the same time, several small figures can hide a large one in themselves. For example, if you see 4 squares arranged in two rows, do not rush to say that there are 4 of them - in fact, the sides of the squares also form a fifth.
Trying to solve the puzzle as quickly as possible can lead to errors, so take your time and try to calculate all the options, getting closer to the correct answer. That is what perseverance and calmness are needed here for.
Puzzles with matches (with answers)
Below you will find a series of the most popular puzzles. This is a kind of Top-9 tasks of varying complexity. The difficulty of solutions increases from simple to complex problems. Everyone will like these tasks - both children and adults.
To compare your solution with the one proposed here, click on the "Answer" button. But do not rush to give up and peep - otherwise you will deprive yourself of the pleasure of solving the problem, as well as a wonderful workout for the brain.
1. True equality
Exercise. Move one matchstick so that the arithmetic equation "8 + 3-4 = 0" becomes true. It is allowed to change both numbers and signs.
There are several ways to solve the puzzle, so matches and ingenuity will help you ...
First way: We turn the four into eleven by moving the horizontal match to the left and down and turning it 90 degrees. And now our equality looks like this: 8+3-11=0.
Second way: We remove the upper right match from the eight and move it to the very top of the four. Equality turns into 6+3-9=0, which means it's true again.
Third way: Let's turn the eight into a nine, and from zero we will make an eight. We get: 9+3-4=8. Equality has become true.
There are other non-standard solutions to this puzzle, where the changes are no longer numbers, but the “=” sign, for example 0 + 3-4? 0 (we break the match in several places!), 8 + 3-4 > 0, but this will no longer be an equality, which means it violates the condition of the assignment.
2. Expand the fish
The task is this: you need to shift 3 matches in such a way that the fish begins to swim in the opposite direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally. 
Answer:
We move two matches, which represent the lower parts of the body and tail up and one match from the lower fin to the right. This is clearly visible on the diagram. Now our fish swam back. 
3. Pick up the key
Exercise. 10 matches are laid out so that they form the shape of a key. You need to move four matches so that you get a "castle" consisting of three squares. 
Answer:
Finding a solution is easier than it looks at first glance. The matches that make up the head of the key are shifted to the base of the rod. Thus, we get three squares laid out in a row. 
4. Tic-tac-toe field
Exercise. Move three matches so that the playing field turns into three squares. 
Answer:
We move the two lower matches to the left and right one row higher. Thus, they closed side squares. The lower central match moves up, closing the upper figure and the given three squares are obtained. 
5. Task "Glass with a cherry"
Exercise. Four matches form the shape of a glass with a cherry in it. Move only two matches so that the berry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass, but it is not allowed to change its shape. 
Answer:
To find the solution to this puzzle, it is enough to remember that we have the right to change the location of the glass in space. So, we just need to turn the glass upside down. We move the leftmost match down and to the right, and the horizontal match moves half its length to the right. 
6. Two out of nine
Exercise. You have twenty-four matches laid out so that they form nine small squares. It is necessary to remove eight matches so that the number of squares is reduced to two. The rest of the matches cannot be touched or moved. 
I found 2 solutions to this puzzle.
First way:
We remove the matches around the center of the square, leaving a large square, which is formed by the extreme matches and one small square in the center. 
Second way:
We leave a large square consisting of twelve matches and a square with sides 2 by 2 matches adjacent to the sides of the large square. 
Maybe there are other ways. Can you find them?
7. Touching matches
Condition. Arrange 6 matches in such a way that each of them touches the other five. 
Answer:
You will need creative thinking to solve the puzzle. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, which means that you will have to look for a solution outside the plane. The correct solution is illustrated in the diagram. You can see that all the matches are actually touching each other. I confess that drawing this diagram was much easier than arranging the matches in reality. 
8. Seven squares
Exercise. Move only two matches in such a way as to get seven squares. 
Answer:
The task is rather complicated and for its solution it is necessary to deviate from stereotyped thoughts. Take any two matches that make up the corner of the large outer square and place them crosswise in any of the small squares. We get 3 squares with sides 1 by 1 matches and 4 squares with sides in half a match. 
9. Leave one triangle.
Condition. Move one matchstick so that the number of triangles decreases from 9 to 1. 
You will have to rack your brains over the solution, as it requires a non-standard approach and creative thinking.
Answer:
We need to come up with something with a cross in the middle. Take the lower match of this cross so that it simultaneously raises the top one. We rotate this cross by 45 degrees so that in the center we get not triangles, but squares. I note that with real matches this task is much easier to solve than on a computer. 
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Match puzzles are a great way to have a good time and train your wits. And this can be done both alone and in a company. But despite this, they are used less and less. Perhaps this is due to the fact that more modern ways to make fire are becoming increasingly popular - gas and electric lighters, stoves equipped with electric ignition and do not require additional funds to turn on the burners. Therefore, the matches themselves are increasingly losing their indispensability.
But thanks to the development of the Internet, match puzzles are returning to their former glory.
